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APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATE EAGLE SCOUT RANK MERIT BADGES

INSTRUCTIONS This application includes the necessary information to properly apply for alternate merit badges on the route to Eagle Scout. Below, you will find the steps to follow from the initiation of the application to the awarding of the Eagle Scout rank. 1. The unit leader (Scoutmaster, Coach, or Advisor) initiates this application on behalf of a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or qualified* Venturer (candidate). 2. Follow the instructions on this application to determine the alternate merit badge(s). 3. Secure a clear and concise medical statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine, or a school administrator, concerning the Scout’s disability. 4. The unit leader and unit committee chair hold a conference with the candidate and his family present. They determine the alternate merit badges for those requirements which physical or mental disability prevents him from doing. 5. The district or council committee then reviews the proposed alternate merit badges. (If approved by the district, its recommendations would be forwarded to the council committee for final approval.) 6. After council approval, the candidate starts to qualify. 7. Upon completion of the Eagle Scout rank requirements, using the alternate merit badges, the candidate appears before the board of review. This application should be attached to the Eagle Scout rank application. 8. Following a successful board of review, the council processes both applications and forwards them to the National Eagle Scout Service. The local council action on the use of alternate merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank does not require National Council approval. *In order for a Venturer to be an Eagle Scout candidate, he must have achieved First Class rank as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout.

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GUIDELINES FOR ADVANCEMENT TO EAGLE SCOUT RANK FOR SCOUTS WITH DISABILITIES

1. The Eagle Scout rank may be achieved by a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or qualified* Venturer (candidate) who has a physical or mental disability by qualifying for alternate merit badges. This does not apply to individual requirements for merit badges. Merit badges are awarded only when all requirements are met as stated. 2. The physical or mental disability must be of a permanent rather than a temporary nature. 3. A clear and concise medical statement must be made by a physician licensed to practice medicine, or a school administrator, concerning the Scout’s disability. 4. The candidate must earn as many of the required merit badges as his ability permits before applying for an alternate merit badge. 5. This form, Application for Alternate Eagle Scout Rank Merit Badges, must be completed prior to the candidate’s qualifying for alternate merit badges. 6. The alternate merit badges chosen must be of such a nature that they are as demanding of effort as the required merit badges. 7. When alternates chosen involve physical activity, they must be approved by the physician. 8. The unit leader and the board of review must explain that to attain the Eagle Scout rank a candidate is expected to do his best in developing himself to the limit of his resources. 9. This application must be approved by the council committee responsible for advancement, utilizing the expertise of professional persons involved in Scouting for the disabled. 10. The candidate’s application for Eagle Scout must be made on the Eagle Scout Rank Application, No. 58-728, with this form and the Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook attached when submitted to the council for his Eagle Scout board of review.

The Purpose of the Eagle Scout Award A recipient of the Eagle Scout Award is a Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or qualified* Venturer who applies the principles of the Scout Oath and Law in his daily life. He has achieved the qualities listed below because of determination and persistence through the advancement program. • Concern for others • Ability to help others through skills he has learned • Ability to live and work cooperatively with others by meeting his responsibility to his patrol and troop • Concern for self by improving his physical fitness to the limits of his physical resources • Capacity for leadership *In order for a Venturer to be an Eagle Scout candidate, he must have achieved First Class rank as a Boy Scout or Varsity Scout.

APPLICATION FOR ALTERNATE EAGLE SCOUT RANK MERIT BADGES To: The District Advancement Committee ____________________________________________________________ District _________________________________________________________________ Council

Gentlemen: We are submitting this application in behalf of ____________________________ ______________________ (Name of candidate) of Unit No. ________________, chartered to_______________________________________________________ and located in_____________________________________________________. Community

State

Because of the disability (see the medical or administrative statement below), we believe that he is physically or mentally unable to complete the requirements for the following merit badge or badges required for the Eagle Scout rank: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Because of his excellent performance, perseverance, and Scouting spirit, and following a personal conference with him and his family, we recommend that the following alternate merit badge or badges be assigned to him, feeling that they will be equally challenging and useful, but within his capability: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Date____________________________ Signed__________________________________________________________ Unit leader

Signed__________________________________________________________ Unit committee chair

Parent Statement In view of the medical or administrative statement (below), and following a conference with ___________________________________’s Scouting leaders, we approve the alternate method of application for Eagle Scout rank merit badges and the merit badges recommended as alternates. Date____________________________ Signed__________________________________________________________ Parent or guardian

Medical or Administrative Statement As a result of a thorough examination or testing of ________________________ __________________________________ (Name of candidate) on ________________, Date

I find that he has a physical or mental disability that would prevent him from completing the requirements for the merit badge or badges as shown above. REASONS FOR INABILITY: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Date____________________________ Signed__________________________________________________________

District Certificate

Council Committee Action

We have reviewed the situation regarding ________________

The recommendations of the____________________ District

___________________________________________________

in regard to alternate merit badge(s) for _________________

Name of candidate

and in review of the medical or administrative statement, and his excellent record in Scouting, we feel he could follow the alternate Eagle Scout rank merit badge method of achieving the Eagle Scout rank. We recommend to the council advancement committee that the merit badge or badges on the preceding page be assigned to him as alternates.

___________________________________________________ Name of candidate

have been reviewed, and the merit badges recommended have been approved as alternate merit badges for Eagle Scout rank requirements. Date_____________________

Date_____________________ Signed ___________________________________________ Council chairman

Signed_____________________________________________ District representative

Signed ___________________________________________ Scout executive

Signed ___________________________________________ District

(The local council action on the alternate merit badges for the Eagle Scout rank does not require National Council approval.)

Possible alternates for required merit badges* CAMPING

COMMUNICATIONS

Backpacking Canoeing Cooking Rowing

Cinematography Computers Electronics Graphic Arts Journalism Photography Public Speaking Radio Salesmanship

PERSONAL FITNESS

SWIMMING, HIKING, OR CYCLING

Archery Athletics Backpacking Canoeing Climbing Golf Horsemanship Orienteering Pioneering Rowing Skating Waterskiing

Archery Athletics Canoeing Motorboating Rowing Small-Boat Sailing Snow Sports

*These possible alternates are suggested to give each person involved in selecting an alternate a list to choose from that could provide similar learning experience. If, after a careful review of the requirements, it does not seem possible that the individual can meet the requirements of one of the suggested alternates, apply for other alternates using this form.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OR LIFESAVING Fire Safety Motorboating Public Health Radio Rowing Safety Traffic Safety Wilderness Survival ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Archaeology Energy Fish and Wildlife Management Forestry Geology Nature Oceanography Soil and Water Conservation Weather

It is important that unit leaders use reasonable accommodation and common sense in the application of the alternate merit badge program. This plan is designed to provide advancement opportunities for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers with disabilities.

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